Glenhazel


Glenhazel is a suburb of the Municipality of Johannesburg, South Africa.
It is located in Region E, bordering Fairmount, Sandringham, Lydhurst and Percelia. The area lies on a sloping hill with a park in the valley.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Rietfontein and was established in 1950.

Geography

Communities

Glenhazel is well known for being a suburb with a high ethnic concentration of Jewish people. A large number of synagogues, schools and Jewish seminaries are based in and around the Glenhazel area. Yeshiva College of South Africa is found in the suburb.